Wednesday, September 28, 2005

The costs of higher education are out of control. That's the bad (and well-known) news. The good news is that - at least where over-priced textbooks are concerned - lots of people are doing lots about it. The open source textbook project and others noted in David Bollier's On the Commons essay is worth a look. Its also worth considering how these approaches could be applied in other domains.

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Why is this blog called Philanthropy 2173?

This is a blog about the future. The year 2173 seems sufficiently far enough in the future to give us some perspective. As sure as we are of ourselves now, talking about the future - and making philanthropic investments - requires that we keep a sense of modesty and humor about what we are doing. Philanthropy is for the long-term - for the year 2173.